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About Barakurya Village

Barakurya is a mid sized village in Garbeta III tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,286, made up of 660 males and 626 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721253, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barakurya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barakurya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta III
Pincode 721253
Area (hectares) 62.44 hectares
Population 1,286
Male Population 660
Female Population 626
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barakurya compares

By the 2011 count Barakurya is the 37th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 793 residents. Its 62.44 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Barakurya

Barakurya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barakurya as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Banshdiha, Bara Narcha, Bara Sarenga and Barachandabila. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Barakurya

As per the Census of India 2011, Barakurya village had a population of 1,286. That makes it the 37th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 793 residents.

Barakurya village has 660 males and 626 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barakurya has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Barakurya is 721253. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barakurya covers 62.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barakurya falls under Garbeta III tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Barakurya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barakurya.

Barakurya is in Garbeta III tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Barakurya today is likely to be higher.

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